Teenage boy killed, four injured in sword attack in Hainault, east London

Teenage boy killed, four injured in sword attack in Hainault, east London

A 13-year-old boy has been killed and four other people have been injured after a stabbing in east London involving a man with a sword. Police tasered and arrested a 36-year-old man after the incident near Hainault on Tuesday. Video footage showed a man dressed in yellow wielding what appeared to be a sword. Newsletters: … Read more

World Snooker Championship 2024: Draw, dates, results and Crucible schedule as Ronnie O’Sullivan targets eighth title | Snooker News

World Snooker Championship 2024: Draw, dates, results and Crucible schedule as Ronnie O’Sullivan targets eighth title | Snooker News

Judd Trump, Mark Allen and Kyren Wilson among players looking to stop Ronnie O’Sullivan winning record eighth World Snooker Championship; tournament runs from April 20 to May 6 at The Crucible in Sheffield, with champion taking home £500,000 and £40,000 awarded for 147 break Last Updated: 29/04/24 11:23pm Ronnie O’Sullivan will be looking for a … Read more

The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies

The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels like a really pivotal moment in this narrative. In the autumn of 2022, energy prices in the UK were skyrocketing, and yet the response of Liz Truss, prime minister at the time, was to double down on oil and gas exploration and refuse to ask people to cut down their … Read more

Jesse Browne’s dramatic health U-turn … all thanks to wonder drug | UK | News

Jesse Browne’s dramatic health U-turn … all thanks to wonder drug | UK | News

A five year-old with cystic fibrosis is finally “living his childhood” as his health soars … thanks to a wonder drug the Daily Express helped fight for. Last year anxious mum Chloe Browne, 30, was pleading for Kaftrio to help her sickly son Jesse, who was constantly in and out of hospital with chest infections … Read more

Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale in UK

Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale in UK

Wet wipes containing plastic will be banned from being sold in the UK following legislation to be tabled in Parliament soon, the British government announced on Monday, as the world marked as Earth Day. UK Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will table the legislation for England … Read more

Urgent warning as 100-day cough cases surge – full list of areas at risk

Urgent warning as 100-day cough cases surge – full list of areas at risk

Cases of whooping cough have continued to rise in England and Wales (Image: Getty Images) Health experts have issued an urgent warning after cases of the potentially deadly “100-day cough” soared by nearly 40 percent in just one week. According to the latest figures, a total of 824 Britons fell ill with whooping cough in … Read more

Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliament – National

Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliament – National

The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products … Read more

UK Girl Diagnosed With Rare Cancer After Pea-Sized Lump On Cheek Grows Within Weeks

UK Girl Diagnosed With Rare Cancer After Pea-Sized Lump On Cheek Grows Within Weeks

Initially, dentists believed that the lump was related to her teeth. (Representative pic) A 16-year-old girl in the United Kingdom who was sent home with antibiotics by a dentist when a pea-sized lump appeared on her cheek has been diagnosed with a rare cancer after the mass grew to the size of a “tennis ball” … Read more

Analysis: Princess Kate’s cancer revelation throws royal family into fresh turmoil

Analysis: Princess Kate’s cancer revelation throws royal family into fresh turmoil

The announcement from Catherine, Princess of Wales that she has started chemotherapy for cancer and is in the “early stages of that treatment” was a bolt from the blue. As Britain woke up over the weekend, the tone of every major newspaper was of concern. The Times struck a reassuring note with its front page … Read more